| His Honour the Honourable John Carnell Crosbie PC OC ONL QC LLB BSc |
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| Assumed office February 4, 2008 |
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| Governor General | Michaëlle Jean |
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| Premier | Daniel Williams |
| Preceded by | Edward Roberts |
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| Born | January 30, 1931 St. John's, Newfoundland |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
| Religion | United Church |
John Carnell Crosbie PC OC ONL QC (born January 30, 1931) is a retired provincial and federal politician in Canada. His Honour or Her Honour is an honorific prefix which is traditionally applied to certain classes of people in particular justices and Judges and Mayors The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable (abbreviated to " The Hon The Queen's Privy Council for Canada (QPC (Conseil privé de la Reine pour le Canada (CPR sometimes called Her Majesty's Privy Council for Canada or the Privy Council The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin The Order of Newfoundland and Labrador, established in 2001, is the highest honour of the Canadian Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Queen's Counsel ( postnominal QC) &ndash known as King's Counsel ( KC) during the reign of a male sovereign &ndash are The Bachelor of Laws (abbreviated LLB, LLB or rarely LlB) is an undergraduate or bachelor degree in law offered in most Common law Political science is a branch of Social sciences that deals with the theory and practice of Politics and the description and analysis of Political systems The Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador is the vice-regal representative of the Queen of Canada in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador Michaëlle Jean, CC CMM COM CD ʒɑ̃ (born September 6, 1957, in Port-au-Prince, Daniel "Danny" Williams QC MHA (born August 4 1950 in St Edward Moxon Roberts ONL QC (born September 1, 1940) is a Canadian politician and formerly Lieutenant Governor Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. St John's (ˌseɪntˈdʒanz French Saint-Jean) is the provincial capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and located on the eastern tip Politics Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person The United Church of Canada was founded in 1925 as a merger of four Christian denominations two thirds of the Presbyterian Church in Canada (then the largest Canadian Protestant The Queen's Privy Council for Canada (QPC (Conseil privé de la Reine pour le Canada (CPR sometimes called Her Majesty's Privy Council for Canada or the Privy Council The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin The Order of Newfoundland and Labrador, established in 2001, is the highest honour of the Canadian Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Queen's Counsel ( postnominal QC) &ndash known as King's Counsel ( KC) during the reign of a male sovereign &ndash are Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He sometimes sparked controversy when a Cabinet minister during the government of Brian Mulroney, from 1984 to 1993. Minister of the Crown is the formal constitutional term used in the Commonwealth realms to describe a minister to the reigning sovereign Martin Brian Mulroney PC CC GOQ (predominantly known as Brian Mulroney) (born March 20, 1939) was the eighteenth On December 20, 2007, it was announced that Crosbie would be sworn-in as Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador on February 4, 2008. The Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador is the vice-regal representative of the Queen of Canada in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador [1]
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Early life
Born in pre-Confederation St. John's, Newfoundland, Crosbie was educated at St. Andrew's College in Ontario, between 1945 and 1949, after which he studied Political Science at Queen's University and law at Dalhousie Law School. Canadian Confederation was the process by which the federal Dominion of Canada was formed beginning 1 July 1867 from the St John's (ˌseɪntˈdʒanz French Saint-Jean) is the provincial capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and located on the eastern tip St Andrew's College (known as SAC is a boys' Independent school (grades 6-12 located in Aurora Ontario, Canada, founded in 1899 Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Political science is a branch of Social sciences that deals with the theory and practice of Politics and the description and analysis of Political systems Queen's University, generally referred to simply as Queen's, is a coeducational non-sectarian Public university located in Kingston, Ontario The Dalhousie Law School, part of Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada was established in 1883, making it the
Local and Provincial political career
Crosbie first entered politics as a member of the St. John's city council until he was appointed to the provincial cabinet of Liberal Premier Joey Smallwood in 1966. A city council is a form of Local government, usually covering a City or other Urban area, such as a Town. A cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of Government, typically representing the executive branch. For pre-1949 Liberal parties see Liberal parties in Newfoundland (pre-Confederation The Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a political party in the In Canada, a premier is the Head of government of a province or territory. Joseph Roberts "Joey" Smallwood PC, CC ( December 24, 1900 &ndash December 18 1991) was the main force He won a seat in the Newfoundland House of Assembly soon after. The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly is one of two components of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, the other being the Lieutenant-Governor Smallwood's government had been in power since 1949, and the Premier was trying to rejuvenate his cabinet by bringing in new blood. Smallwood's authoritarian style and refusal to allow a younger generation to take power frustrated Crosbie and other young ministers such as Clyde Wells. Clyde Kirby Wells (born November 9, 1937) is Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal
In 1969, Crosbie challenged Smallwood for the party leadership and lost. He crossed the floor to join the opposition Progressive Conservatives led by Frank Moores. Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government particularly in a Westminster -based Parliamentary system For pre-1949 Conservative parties see Conservative parties in Newfoundland (pre-Confederation The Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Frank Duff Moores ( February 18, 1933 - July 10, 2005) was a Canadian politician and businessman who served as Newfoundland Crosbie helped the Tories defeat Smallwood and come to power in 1972 and held several senior portfolios in Moores' cabinet.
Federal political career
In 1976, Crosbie moved to federal politics, winning a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in a by-election. The House of Commons (Chambre des communes is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and A by-election or bye-election (called special election in the United States) is an Election held to fill a political office that has become vacant When Joe Clark's Progressive Conservatives formed a minority government after the 1979 general election, Crosbie became Minister of Finance. Charles Joseph "Joe" Clark PC CC AOE (born June 5 1939 is a Canadian Journalist, Politician, Statesman The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian A minority government or a minority cabinet is a Cabinet of a Parliamentary system formed when the governing Political party or The Canadian federal election of 1979 was held on May 22, 1979 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 31st Parliament The Minister of Finance (Ministre des Finances is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible each year for presenting the federal government's He presented a tough budget that included tax increases in what Crosbie quipped was "short term pain for long term gain. " A Motion of No Confidence on the budget brought the Clark government down on December 13, 1979, resulting in a new election which the Tories lost. A motion of no confidence (also vote of no confidence, censure motion, no-confidence motion, or confidence motion) is a Parliamentary motion The Canadian federal election of 1980 was held on February 18, 1980 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 32nd Parliament Clark's government would last a total of 9 months less a day. Crosbie famously described it in his own inimitable way: "Long enough to conceive, just not long enough to deliver. "
Crosbie was a candidate at the 1983 Progressive Conservative leadership convention, placing a strong third behind Brian Mulroney and Joe Clark. The 1983 Progressive Conservative leadership convention was held on June 11 1983 in Ottawa, Ontario to elect a leader of the Progressive Martin Brian Mulroney PC CC GOQ (predominantly known as Brian Mulroney) (born March 20, 1939) was the eighteenth While Crosbie may have been the most popular of the candidates, he was hurt by his inability to speak French. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people His response that he didn't know how to speak Chinese either was not well received. Less notable was the failure of the "John Crosbie blimp" to operate properly during his campaign's demonstration on the floor of the convention.
After Trudeau retired in 1984 and was replaced by John Turner, Mulroney led the Tories to power in the 1984 federal election. John Napier Wyndham Turner PC CC QC (born June 7, 1929) is a retired Canadian Lawyer and Politician The Canadian federal election of 1984 was held on September 4 of that year to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 33rd Parliament Crosbie was named Minister of Justice in Mulroney's first cabinet. The Minister of Justice (Ministre de la Justice is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for the Department of Justice In 1985, while justice minister, he attracted attention when, in a heated moment during parliamentary debate, he told Liberal Member of Parliament Sheila Copps "Just quieten down, baby. The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Sheila Maureen Copps, PC (born November 27, 1952) is a Canadian Journalist and former Politician. " This remark was the motivation for the choice of title for her autobiography, Nobody's Baby.
In 1986, he was named Minister of Transport. He became Minister for International Trade in 1988, shortly after the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement was negotiated. The Minister of International Trade (Ministre du Commerce international is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet is the head of the federal government's The Free Trade Agreement ( FTA) was a Trade agreement signed by Canada and the United States on October 4th 1988. Crosbie actively promoted that agreement in the that year's federal election, which was primarily fought on the free trade issue. The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 34th Parliament Free trade is a system in which the trade of goods and services between or within countries flows unhindered by government-imposed restrictions
At a fundraising dinner in Victoria, British Columbia in 1990, Crosbie took another dig at Sheila Copps by saying that she made him think of the song lyrics, "Pass the Tequila, Sheila, and lay down and love me again. Victoria (vɪkˈtɔɹiə is the capital city of British Columbia. " Crosbie finished his career as Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, and did not run for re-election in 1993. The Minister of Fisheries and Oceans (Ministre des Pêches et des Océans is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for supervising
He would later again wrankle feminists and progressives with his recurring references, in the late 1980s and early 1990s (during the 34th Canadian Parliament), to the "Four Horsewomen of the Apocalypse", in reference to Copps, fellow MPs Dawn Black, Mary Clancy, and National Action Committee on the Status of Women President Judy Rebick. The 34th Canadian Parliament was in session from December 12, 1988 until September 8, 1993. Dawn Whitty Black, MP (born April 1, 1943 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a politician in British Columbia Mary Catherine Clancy BA, LLB, LLM, (born 13 January 1948 in Halifax Nova Scotia) was a member of the Canadian The National Action Committee on the Status of Women (NAC is a Canadian feminist activist organization Judy Rebick (born 1945 in Reno Nevada) is a Canadian journalist and political activist
Life after politics
In 1997, he published his memoirs, entitled No Holds Barred: My Life in Politics (ISBN 0-7710-2427-4). Around this time, the feud between him and Copps had also cooled. Crosbie had devoted an entire chapter in his autobiography to his confrontations with Copps. In her second autobiography, Worth Fighting For, Copps had Crosbie write an introduction in which he says "I write this Introduction to her new book as a tribute to a feisty, sometimes ferocious, feminist protagonist, never shy or retiring but redoubtable political personality. She was a constant thorn in my side while she was in Opposition, but her marriage to my fellow Newfoundlander Austin Thorne has made her more serene and has calmed her sometimes volcanic and partisan excesses".
Crosbie remained in the Progressive Conservative Party until its dissolution in 2003. Despite his earlier opposition to the Canadian Alliance, he did not oppose the merger of the two parties and joined the new Conservative Party of Canada. The Canadian Alliance (in French Alliance Canadienne) formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance (or in French Alliance réformiste-conservateur The Conservative Party of Canada ( Parti conservateur du Canada) colloquially known as the " Tories " is a conservative In 2004, he served as an advisor to Tony Clement's campaign for the leadership of the new party. Anthony Peter "Tony" Clement, PC, MP (born January 27, 1961 in Manchester, England) is a Canadian The 2004 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election took place on March 20, 2004 in Toronto Ontario, and resulted in the election of Stephen In the 2004 federal election, he publicly considered running for the Conservatives against Liberal incumbent John Efford in the Newfoundland riding of Avalon, but ultimately decided against doing so. The Canadian federal election 2004 (more formally the 38th General Election) was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Ruben John Efford, PC (born January 6, 1944 in Port de Grave Newfoundland and Labrador) is a former Canadian politician Avalon is a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons
Since 1994, he has served as Chancellor of Memorial University of Newfoundland. A Chancellor is the head of a University. Other titles are sometimes used such as President or Rector. Memorial University of Newfoundland, (colloquially known as Memorial University or "MUN") is a comprehensive university located primarily in St In 1998, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin Crosbie continues to practice law with the law firm of Cox & Palmerin St. John's.
Crosbie's father, Chesley A. Crosbie, was leader of the Party for Economic Union with the United States in the 1940s and a leading opponent of the campaign for Newfoundland to join Canadian Confederation. Chesley A (Ches Crosbie (1905-1962 was a Newfoundland businessman and politician Canadian Confederation was the process by which the federal Dominion of Canada was formed beginning 1 July 1867 from the His grandfather, Sir John Chalker Crosbie was a prominent businessman and politician. Sir John Chalker Crosbie, KBE ( September 11 1876 &ndash October 5 1932) was a Newfoundland politician and businessman
Memorable quotations
- "Why are you yelling at me? I didn't take the fish from the God damn water, so don't go abusing me. "[2] ~ July 2, 1992
- "Americans were far more popular in Newfoundland than Canadians, so I was never hung up about the United States. There's always seemed to be a hang up with the Toronto cultural literati about the US. But that's never been the feeling in Newfoundland and Atlantic Canada. "[3]
- "Someday we're going to have a North American continent that's an economic union. That's inevitable. These economic forces are there, and government policy can't stop them. It's only a question of, How do you get into a more secure position? They're next door and geography dictates. Like it or not, we're going up or down with the US. "[4]
- "No, and I'm goddamned not going to either! I'll tell you that, and I'm telling you that there isn't one person in the whole goddamn government who's read it. I'm the only one honest enough to say so. . . At this stage of my life I don't have to kiss anybody's ass, I can say what I goddamn well like. " (on reading the 1988 Free-Trade Agreement)[5]
- "It is better to be sincere in one language than to be a twit in two. "
(referring to his own monolingualism and Trudeau's biligualism), 1983
Reference No Holds Barred - John Crosbie's autobiography
External links
- Federal Political Experience from the Library of Parliament
- Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador - Official site
Notes
- ^ GOC Calendar of Official Engagements
- ^ Cod moratorium protested. CBC. Retrieved on 2008-11-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina.
- ^ Martin, Lawrence (1993). Pledge of Allegiance. Toronto: McLelland & Stewart. ISBN 0-7710-5663-X. , p. 45
- ^ Martin, Lawrence (1993). Pledge of Allegiance. Toronto: McLelland & Stewart. ISBN 0-7710-5663-X. , p. 101
- ^ Martin, Lawrence (1993). Pledge of Allegiance. Toronto: McLelland & Stewart. ISBN 0-7710-5663-X. , p. 153
| Government offices | ||
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| Preceded by Edward Roberts |
Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador 2008- |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| 24th Ministry - Government of Brian Mulroney | ||
| Cabinet Posts (5) | ||
| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Elmer MacKay | Minister for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (1991-1993) |
Ross Reid |
| Bernard Valcourt | Minister of Fisheries and Oceans (1991-1993) |
Ross Reid |
| Pat Carney | Minister of International Trade (1988-1991) |
Michael Wilson |
| Don Mazankowski | Minister of Transport (1986-1988) |
Benoît Bouchard |
| Donald Johnston | Minister of Justice (1984-1986) |
Ray Hnatyshyn |
| 21st Ministry - Government of Joe Clark | ||
| Cabinet Posts (1) | ||
| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Jean Chrétien | Minister of Finance (1979-1980) |
Allan MacEachen |
| Parliament of Canada | ||
| Preceded by Walter Carter |
Member of Parliament for St. John's West 1976-1993 |
Succeeded by Jean Payne |
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